On Thursday, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan sent a message to the world that he felt his team was either the best in the East, or possibly the NFL, by signing ESPN’s traveling tour bus with the rather boisterous tag, “Soon to be champs.”

For a team that only made the playoffs last year because the Colts benched their starters in the final week of the season, Ryan sure is confident.

Pats Pulpit takes a look at what the most overplayed story lines of training camp have been. As much as Tom Brady’s contract has been hyped up, they feel that analysts are overstating the supposed lack of pass rush and youth on defense.

Bruce Allen at Patriots Daily takes a look to see how last year’s draft class is progressing during training camp and the roles that they may fill this season.

Mike Reiss, reports that one of those players, Patrick Chung, is expected to start alongside Brandon Meriweather at safety.

Reiss also reports that cornerback Leigh Bodden, who left practice Thursday morning, was not on the field Friday.